Champions League Final | Post-Match Thread

[robbieh]

Careful what you wish for.

I don't care. Chelsea were shit and we lost.

 

[Tokyo32]

Your swearing doesn't make you right REMEMBER that ok. Because you don't play a CL final without a holding midfielder exposing your centerbacks to counter stacks then say oh it's the players fault, everyone who knows even a little about football can see it's pep's fault, but hey if you want to suck up to him then good luck.

Ferna starting or not doesn’t mean they would not be able to counter though. They were able to play balls to the channels that I am not sure how fernadinho would have stopped them.

I don’t think a single person was the problem yesterday though, think the overall system was the problem chelsea were able to win the ball and attack the space we left. We didn’t constantly trouble them but I think they defended well with numbers.

 

[Bluekiwi]

Touchel won because he simply played his best 11,in their best positions. That is all.

Had we done exactly the same tonight we would be Champions of Europe.

I'm with you on this

 

[coolcity]

Yep, if anything it was Walker being caught out of position that put the whole defence under pressure, just that Zinch was the guy on the end of it.

But why do people always call it a mistake? It winds me up when commentators do it. As an example, Kompany was out of position when he scored "that" goal. Had it dropped to one of their players they could have scored on the break. A lot of our goals are conceded that way, because it's how we play. I don't see it as a fault, it's either that or play more defensively and probably score less goals and win less matches.

 

[Bill Walker]

Pep has a huge ego that needs feeding.

He decided tonight he was going to make it all about him and his ego on the big Stage, instead of the collective good of City.

That is likely the real explanation for his bizarre team selection and tactics.Instead of playing the system that had served us so well all the way to Porto.

Only 3 times this Season has he started any game without a DM and tonight was one of them.

The role he says he wanted Gundogan to play,he has never actually played.

It comes off,everybody goes wow Pep is a genius he won A champions League Final with literally no midfield.and new system. He gets his ego fed.

He fucked up,and football pundits all over the Country now think he is a bit of a Tit.For starting such an important game with an unfamiliar system and out of form players,and players out of position because of his changes.

Touchel won because he simply played his best 11,in their best positions. That is all.

Had we done exactly the same tonight we would be Champions of Europe.

As long as I live i will never understand leaving Fern on the bench, no DM and starting with Sterling.
TT probably couldn't believe his luck when he saw out team sheet.

 

[Bluefen]

I don't care. Chelsea were shit and we lost.

How can you say Chelsea were shit ? They had 4 clear cut chances to score, we had one which was blocked well by Rudiger

hands up we were out-thought

 

[coolcity]

Well it was what it was , surprised at line up yep. However I wasn’t particularly worried as I thought perhaps. It was quite clever to get a quick couple and then bring Fernandinho on ( mainly to avoid cards/ being a man down etc) . Gamble err ok. But what I didn’t expect was was we got everyone seemed shit scared , overawed by the occasion or something. I even thought perhaps there’s been a bust up , a row something was “off”. Any way we still nearly got out of jail. Ah well I am much much calmer now than a couple of hours ago.
Our time will come , we are inevitable..
For those slagging Pep and individual players , especially those advocating sacking Pep.. why ? When ? & who would you replace him with and how many of our targets do you think would sign without him?

That makes an lot more sense than most of the assessments on here. Had the changes worked Pep would have been a hero now, it's just fine margins.

 

[robbieh]

Reaching the final of the CL cannot be fairly described as "shambolic", ffs.

We consider ourselves an elite club. Madrid sack managers who fail in Europe. Guardiola has fucked up on numerous occasions. I don't care how much Noel Gallagher loves him.
Tonight was a fukin disgrace.

 

[coolcity]

How can you say Chelsea were shit ? They had 4 clear cut chances to score, we had one which was blocked well by Rudiger

hands up we were out-thought

They also defended extremely well, which nobody seems to be giving them credit for.

 

[wythenshaweblue£££]

Just not good enough tonight City well played the rent boys they done a job on us. Either way a good season no doubt I’ll feel differently in the morning.